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DNA Quiz 1

1 Who wrote DNA?
Julian Barnes

Dennis Kelly

William Golding

John Tate
2 What form does DNA take?
Short story

Biopic

Novel

Stage play
3 In what country is DNA likely set?
France

United States

Canada

United Kingdom
4 Which isn't one of the settings of DNA?
A cafeteria

A field

A wood

A street
5 In what year was DNA first performed?
2010

2008

2001

2023
6 How many on-stage characters does DNA feature?
31

11

1

21
7 What approximate age are all the on-stage characters in DNA?
Teenagers

Middle-age

Early twenties

Elderly
8 In what setting are Mark and Jan often the only two characters featured?
A field

A cafeteria

A street

A wood
9 What word do Mark and Jan repeat in their opening dialogue?
Bloody

Unbelievable

Dead

Unforgiveable
10 How many distinct scenes are in DNA?
Two

Four

Twenty

One
11 In the context of the play, which answer best defines "proper," as in "proper dead"?
Not-actually

Stupendously

Genuinely

Indifferently
12 Which characters are often shown sitting together in a field?
Phil and Leah

Lou and Danny

Brian and Cathy

Mark and Jan
13 What is Phil doing when he is first shown on stage?
Eating ice cream

Cooking hamburgers

Eating his boogers

Blowing snot bubbles
14 Which answer best describes Leah?
Shy

Aloof

Talkative

Mute
15 Which answer best describes Phil?
Talktative

Reserved

Responsible

Joyful
16 In Scene One, why does Leah believe she might "disgust" Phil?
He moves away from her when she tries to kiss him

He never says anything in response to her

He said as much to a mutual friend

He won't let her eat any of his food
17 What does Leah admit to Phil in the opening scene?
She is failing school

She routinely kills her pets

She ran away from her parents' house

She is scared of people
18 In the context of the play, what is "a wood"?
An open field

A gymnasium

A forested area

A platform
19 What is John Tate's initial attitude toward the group's crisis?
Everyone is making it out to be a bigger deal than it is

Everyone should go their own way in deciding how to deal with it

They should tell the authorities immediately

None of these
20 To Lou, what does John Tate claim to have done?
Showing Adam a good life

Make other students fear their group

Setting up an innocent man to take the fall for Adam's death

None of these
21 What reason does Danny give for not wanting to be involved in Adam's death?
He plans to become a dentist

He is a Christian

He plans to become a cop

He plans to run for government
22 In the context of the play, what does "overplay" mean?
Exaggerate

Stimulate

Underestimate

Exonerate
23 What word does John Tate try to ban everyone from saying?
Murdered

Dead

Bloody

Killed
24 At the beginning of the play, which character appears to be the closest thing to the leader of the group?
Lou

John Tate

Leah

Cathy
25 In the context of the play, what does cross mean?
Blessed

Happy

Sinful

Annoyed

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